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Tuesday, March 7, 2006Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 10 after three quarters and won 116–115.

Final · Box score
Warriors106
Hawks113
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Pacers92
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +15
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics116
Wizards115
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Wolves87
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Nets87
Bulls95
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Mavs93
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Clippers98
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2004–05Mar 7, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Corey Maggette (Clippers-Grizzlies), 37 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Wizards

Paul Pierce scores 31, Boston rallies past Washington

Jason Richardson goes for 42 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1+3-100+1BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics2631232412116
Wizards2529361411115
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 50, 30, 20, 37, 39, 38, 31, 33, 31BOS31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 13, 11, 13, 19, 9, 13, 15, 27BOS27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 43, 12, 34, 26, 46, 37, 28, 33, 23, 39WAS39 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 10, 25, 13, 35, 20, 24, 31, 25WAS25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Wolves

Houston makes it three straight

Houston beat Minnesota 93–87 and moved to 28–33. Yao Ming led Houston with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · HOU
W@ LAC128–97L@ PHX75–109Wvs LAC106–102Wvs GSW91–88W@ ORL89–84Lvs PHX94–111Lvs PHI101–106Wvs DEN89–78Wvs POR102–84W@ MIN93–87
Lead changes
Celtics-Wizards22
Spurs-Clippers16
Raptors-Cavs9
Knicks-Pacers8
Rockets-Wolves7
Nets-Bulls6
Blazers-Mavs3
Shot of the night

Pierce's jumper at the buzzer of OT puts the Celtics ahead, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Wizards combined for 231, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 116, Wizards 115
231
Warriors-HawksWarriors 106, Hawks 113
219
Raptors-CavsRaptors 99, Cavs 106
205
Knicks-PacersKnicks 107, Pacers 92
199
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 85, Clippers 98
183
Nets-BullsNets 87, Bulls 95
182
Rockets-WolvesRockets 93, Wolves 87
180
Blazers-MavsBlazers 87, Mavs 93
180
BOS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 116, Wizards 115
+1 BOS
Rockets-WolvesRockets 93, Wolves 87
+6 HOU
Blazers-MavsBlazers 87, Mavs 93
+6 DAL
Warriors-HawksWarriors 106, Hawks 113
+7 ATL
Raptors-CavsRaptors 99, Cavs 106
+7 CLE
Nets-BullsNets 87, Bulls 95
+8 CHI
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 85, Clippers 98
+13 LAC
Knicks-PacersKnicks 107, Pacers 92
+15 NYK
BOS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-WizardsBOS won · Celtics 116, Wizards 115
10 pts
Rockets-WolvesHOU won · Rockets 93, Wolves 87
9 pts
Warriors-HawksATL won · Warriors 106, Hawks 113
8 pts
Blazers-MavsDAL won · Blazers 87, Mavs 93
6 pts
Knicks-PacersNYK won · Knicks 107, Pacers 92
6 pts
Deng shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DengCHI · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
KrsticNJN · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
NocioniCHI · 24 PTS, 4 REB
64% (9-14)
GomesBOS · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
64% (9-14)
ButlerWAS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 116Wizards 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics2631232412116
Wizards2529361411115
The story
Ryan Gomes had 27 points as Boston beat Washington 116-115 in OT

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 24-14.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+3−100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gilbert Arenas led the game in fantasy with 48.9 FPTS (39 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 93Wolves 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1620253293
Wolves2513292087
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 93-87 behind 30 points and 13 rebounds from Yao Ming

Marcus Banks paced Minnesota: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 11-24 FG

The swing

A 32-20 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −9−2−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 62.7 FPTS: 21 REB, 15 PTS, 5 AST

Final · Warriors-Hawks
Warriors 106Hawks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32222626106
Hawks24282734113
The story
Al Harrington's 21 points carried Atlanta past Golden State, 113-106

For Golden State, Mike Dunleavy had 13 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 34-26.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −8−2−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 42

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 3, 18, 40, 12, 19, 26, 19, 28, 42Hawks-Warriors · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 15, 39, 10, 35, 25, 27, 36, 42Warriors-Hawks · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high42 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 43, 12, 34, 26, 46, 37, 28, 33, 23, 39Wizards-Celtics · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 7, 19, 23, 2, 20, 24, 15, 33Blazers-Mavs · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 22, 16, 25, 26, 21, 22, 20, 31Raptors-Cavs · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 50, 30, 20, 37, 39, 38, 31, 33, 31Celtics-Wizards · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.9 15.5 last 10 · 8.6 season
Paul PierceBOS+6.8 34.0 last 10 · 27.2 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+6.0 21.6 last 10 · 15.6 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.2 19.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Boris DiawPHX+5.2 18.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNYK−6.2 10.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Marko JaricMIN−6.0 2.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.2 19.4 last 10 · 24.6 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.7 9.2 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−4.5 8.6 last 10 · 13.1 season